Haughey’s City swells ranks after M&S deal

Glasgow-headquartered City Facilities Management has taken on 580 staff after commencing a major contract with retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S).

City, which was co-founded by Lord Willie Haughey, will fulfil building and service maintenance needs for more than 650 M&S stores, offices and distribution sites from 1 April.

This includes a dedicated 24-hour helpdesk and a computer-aided facilities management system.

Its headcount has been boostedby130newrecruits and around 450 employees who transferred from subcontractors which were previously carrying out the work for M&S. A significant portion of these will be based in Glasgow.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

City chief Michael Hughes said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to extend our retail footprint with one of world’s leading brands. I look forward to a long and successful partnership with M&S.”

The firm has more than 13,000 employees across the UK, France, Australia, Asia, the US and Malaysia.